Arnold silber



(No Model.)

A. SILBER.

UMBRELLA.

No. 459,025. Patented Sept. 8, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARNOLD SILBER, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,025, datedSeptember 8, 1891.

Application filed September 15, 1890. Serial No. 365,042. (No model.)Patented in Belgium August 16, 1890 No. 91,665; in France August 16,1890,1Io. 207,670; in EnglandAugust 16, 1890, No. 12,880; in ItalySeptember 30, 1890, XXIV, 231023, and LV, 103, and in Austria-HungaryDecember 12, 1890, No. 36,997 and No. 60,169.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ARNOLD SILBER, a subject of the King of Prussia,residing at Berlin, Germany, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Umbrellas, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent inthe following countries: Austria-Hungary, No. 36,997 and No. 60,169,dated December 12,1890; Belgium, No. 91,605, dated August 16, 1890;France, No. 207,070, dated August 16, 1890; Great Britain,No. 12,880,dated August 16, 1890, and Italy, XXIV, 28,023, and LV, 103, datedSeptember 30,1890;) and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to lettersmarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in umbrellas and parasols, andmore particularly to means for holding the runner in position when theumbrella or parasol is opened or spread.

The invention has for its object to provide a convenient means forlocking the runner into position when the umbrella is opened, wherebythe recessing for the usual springcatch for the runner, and theconsequent weakening of the umbrella-stick, is avoided.

To these ends the invention consists in structural features andcombinations of parts as will now be fully described, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawing, in which I have illustrated myinvention by a vertical sectional View of so much of an umbrella orparasol as will be necessary to the comprehension thereof.

In the drawing, D indicates the umbrellastick; B, the crown-plate; C,the ribs; G, the runner; and F the stays. The runner G is constructedwith a downwardly-tapering groove that is provided with a slot oropening s, and A is the locking-spring attached to the crown-plate B andextending along the stick D, said spring being provided with two lugs orprojections H and S. The length of the spring A and the relativelocation of the lugs 11 and S thereon are such that when the runnor ismoved up to a point at which the stays have fully spread the ribs theupper face of the runner will abut against the lug H and the lug S willsnap into the holes in said runner, thus securely holding the latteragainst motion on the stick D in either direction,the free end E of thespring being at the same time concealed within the runner. By pressingupon the lug S, so as to free the same from the locking-hole s, theumbrella may be closed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is

In an umbrella or parasol, the combination, with the stick, thecrown-plate, and a spring secured to and depending from said crownplate,said spring being provided with alocking-button, of the runnerconstructed with a longitudinal groove for the reception of the free endof the locking spring when said runner is moved up, and with abutton-hole adapted to engage the button on the spring, for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ARNOLD SILBER.

Witnesses:

PAUL ScHU'rz, ADOLF DEMELIUS.

